Chapter 445

Max racked his brain, only to realize that the bulk of his time was spent chained to his desk, working overtime. The only respite from his disciplined yet dull routine was the occasional beer with Andrew and a few other colleagues.

Pulling out his phone once more, he stared at the screen. True to form, Brielle hadn’t sent any

messages.

After driving for a bit, Max couldn’t shake off his concern. He pulled over, hesitated, and then sent a text. [What are you up to?]

Worried that she was still upset with him, he pondered for a while before scrolling through the emoji options in WhatsApp and sending a rose for the first time.

Sending a rose was a safe bet, right?

Max wasn’t one for emojis, and he rarely chatted on WhatsApp. Apart from replying promptly to Brielle, he would typically ignore messages from others unless they were of utmost importance.

the

cold and numb. She felt a bone–deep chill paired with an aching pain. Her

like roses after all. He opened the emoji menu again, searching earnestly until he found a fireworks emoji. They had watched

it wasn’t enough and sent five more in a row. After sending them, he just sat quietly in the driver’s seat, waiting

and his phone was eerily silent. He started to question whether

so it wasn’t a service

temples, reluctant to admit that

the cold shoulder. But there was another

Just as he was about to call Patrick to ask him to check

if I take a

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